Undergarment.



E. F. WENTWORTH.

UNDERGARMENT.

APPLICATION FILED 00117, 1913.

1,089,888, Patented Mar. 10, 1914.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

EDWARD F, WEN'I'WORTH, 0F SINKING SPRING, PENNSYLVANIA, ASSIGNOR T0MODEL UNDERWEAR COMPANY, OF SINKING SPRING, PENNSYLVANIA, A COR-PORATION OF PENNSYLVANIA.

UNDERGARMENT.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed October 17, 1913.

Patented Mar. 10, 1914.

Serial No. 795,625.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, EDWARD F. \VnN'rwoR'rn, acitizen of the United States, residing at Sinking Spring, in the countyof Berks and State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and usefulImprovemerits in Undergarments, of which the following is aspecification.

This invention relates to undergarments particularly adapted for womenswear and commonly known as union suits.

The principal objects of this invention are, to provide a union suitwhich affords absolute freedom in walking, and which will notaccidentally gap when the wearer assumes a sitting or stooping posture;and to provide a union suit which while readily manipulated, has itsparts so correlated as to afford comfort to the wearer.

Othen objects of this invention are, to provide such a garment with legportions formed integral with the body portion; to provide the innersides of said leg portions with separate seat-forming ussets; and toprovide aprons connecting t e leg portions and bridging the interveningspace to form a skirt. I

This invention further includes all of the various novel features ofconstruction and arrangement hereinafter more definitely specified.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a front elevational view of aunion suit conveniently embodying my invention; Fig. 2 is a fragmentaryfront elevational view of the lower portion of the garment shown in Fig.1, with the front apron removed; and Fig. 3 is a plan sectional View ofthe garment shown in Fig. 1 taken through the leg portions, on the line3'3 111 said figure.

In said figures, the garment comprises the body portion 5 havin the neck6 and armlets 7 and 8, and the cg portions 10 and 11 which are connectedby inverted V-shaped aprons 12 and 13, the apron 12 having its oppositeinclined edges 14 and 15 respectively connected with the front of theleg portions 10 and 11 by stitching 16, and the apron 13 having itsopposite inclined edges 18 and 19 connected with the back of the saidleg portions 10 and 11 by stitching 20. By thus connecting the legportions 10 and 11, it will be obvious that a continuous skirt is formedby the alternate webbing, com.- prising the aprons l2 and 13 and theouter sides of said leg portions 10 and 11 respectively.

The garment is preferably formed of a circular knit tube which may beslitted centrally u the front and back to the point indicatec at 22, andthe front and back webbing connected from the bottom to the pointindicated at 23 by stitching 24, to close the tube formirw the legportion 10, and by similar stitching 25 to the point indicated at 27, toclose the tube forming the leg portion 11.

The leg portion 10 is provided with seatforming gussets 30 and 31, oneedge of the gusset 30 being connected with the free forward edge of theleg portion 10 by stitching 32, while the corresponding edge of thegusset 31 is similarly connected with the free rearward edge of the legportion 10, the opposite edges 3401? said gussets being free and open.The lower edges of the gussets 30 and 31 are joined by stitching 35, andsaid gussets are respectively connected along their upper edges to thefront and back free edges of the leg portion 11 by the respectivestitchings 36 from the point 22 to the point 37. The leg portion 11.,like the leg portion 10, is provided with seat-forming gussets 40 and41, one edge of the gusset 40 being connected with the free forward ed eof the leg portion 11 by stitching 42, win e the corresponding edge ofthe gusset 41 is connected with the free rearward edge of the legportion 11, the opposite edges 44 being free. The usscts 40 and 41 havetheir lower edges joined by stitching 45, and their upper edgesrespectively connected to the front and back edges of the leg portion 10by the stitching.46 from the point 22 to the point 47.

It will be readily observed that the seatforming gusscts of therespective leg portions normally overlap in telescopic relation, andform a substantially closed garment which does not become accidentallydisarranged, but, on the contrary, automaticall adjusts itself.

T 1e union suit constructed in accordance with my invention isadvantageous, in that it not only provides the upper and lowerumlergarim-nt, but also provides a skirt which does not interfere withthe tight-fitting gowns, and also provides a desirable shield when -WornW1th the so-called shadow gowns. Y

I do not desire to limit this invention to the precise details ofconstruction and arrangement herein set forth, as it is obvious thatvarious modifications may be made therein Without departing from theessential features of the invention as defined in the appended claim.

It will be noted that the garment above described is capable of beingworn with either side as the front or back. Both the i front and backbeing identical, the garment be reversed if desired so that all parts maWil be submitted. to an equal amount of wear.

Having thus described my invention, I

claim:

An undergarment having a body portion and leg portions, said legportions being connected by aprons forming a continuous skirt, one ofsaid aprons having its lateral edges stitched to the front of the legportions, and the other apron having its lateral edges stitched to theback of said leg portions.

In Witness whereof, I have hereunto set my hand this 16th day ofOctober, A. D. 1913.

EDWARD F. WENTWORTH- Witnesses:

En. A. KELLY, MARY E. STAUFFER.

